Couch bed



T. FOSTER oUcH BED Feb. 13, 194.0.

2 Sheet-s-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. l, 1938 A |NvENToR TOWN SEND FOSTER ATTORNEYS Feb.' 13, 1940. "1", FOSTER v 2,189,946

` coUcH BED Filed Feb. l, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5'@ "4 INVENTOR se TowNsEND FosTER Patented Feb. 13, 1940 c cocon Anon A Townsend Nmmmcrd-,.N. n, y c Brothers Manufacturing. Co

Foster Utica N; Y2, a corporation for NewYork Amliicationlloin'naryif 1, 1938,"- Serial lilo-. 188t124iv '7A (ci ssm My present` invention relates to .fa couch bed.,I meaning thereby an artioleof furniture-having two bed sections one of which can be adjusted relative tor the other so that inone arrangement there isformedacouch with aback. and in the other there is-formed1"either a` doublev bed or if desired twin beds. I

The purpose oir my present invention interprovide a couohvbedof the character dcribed .which `*1o is of'new andfimprovediconstruction and operar' tion and whichis simple'andeconomlcal in con struction, eilicient A*and easy in operation; and which is composed of a minimumfof moving-parts or zo-operating parts and whiohissooonstructl1li` ed that it isnot liable togetout of order. A furtherfpurpose is to provides couch bed o! rthe character indicated whercinvthe cooperatw ing parts of the two bed sectionsfor holding the movable sectionin baokpforming: position orvfor spacing the movable bed sectionrin double bed position relative-to the flxed'bedsection,` consists of parts which `are fixed upon; the respective bed sections and so are simple 'in construction and operation andfurther inform a couch -bedfwherein the movablesectionhas one edge ofits frame adapted to be insertedin afpocketiorsocketat the back ofthe iixed bed sectioniso asv to/holdthe movable bed 'section in position to: befthe back for the. nxed'bed section when the article ofifur.-

niture is to` be a couch, and furtherto have the said co-operatingipart's adaptedtto be movedpart l way towards disengagement with a simpleraisins of the back and swinging ofthe back downwardly until the said back or movable bed,` sectionlis in horizontal position but properly'spacedinom the fixed bed` section so as to form a` double bed; a further purpose` is 'tov have r the-.saidv cooperating parts of such character vthat after them'ovable bed section khas been moved tio-extended' double `4:0 bed position the `movablebed section canA be readilyy and easily entirely. disconnected-imm the fixedA bed sectionl by simply .raising the side` of the movable bed section relativeto the ad-joining edge of the' fixed bed section and then moving thesaidmnvable section away aafarfasneeded to be a twin bed.` s

'A further purpose or the invention istopovide new andimprovcdconstmction ofthe partsmem tioned and to provide combinations thereof which are newy and useful and well-adaptedltniperform the functions required of'suchastruoture.

Further purposes and advantages willf` appear from the specicati'on anri'claixns` herein.

Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical sectionalgview through. one tornil ot. a couch invention, thevmovablebed `section being `shown in-fu11'-lnes in@its'bask-formingpositionl and be ing shown inf-dottedflinesin the position itoccu pies-when moved about=ha1f way back-to horizontalforloeclaforxning` pesitiom Iny this viewthezin-y 5 ner-spring.- seatA cushionis s shown inthe *position it'y normallymccupios when the article is a. couch. Pig; 2-l isasimila/r sectional View loi -the Itwo `bed sections andLthe'seat cusbionvshown inEig. 1,

but with the movable bed section lowered to l0 horizontal@ position Ubut still connected tothe fixedfbed section-and `with its-folding llegadropped. to supporting positionl the separate `movabieseat cushion beingl now moved-'from its former posi4 y tion to be adjacentuthe springJunitof the mov.- 16' able section. 3-is\.a sectional view similar` to Fig. 2 but with ythe-movable bed section entirely disconnect-- edy fromy thexewbcd section but closethereto as commonly .usedVto-iormtwin-beds,

Fig. #Lisal detail perspective viewionalarger scale of the rightJ hand rearcorner ofvthecouch bedwhenlseen-from the backwith the. movable bedisectionin raised or: back-forming position.

5 isasimilarperspective view of said parts 25 whenk the movable section has been* initially raised -and then .swung part way: towandshorizontal position. f

Fig. 6e isan endelevation but with` parts in vertical transversesectionisimilantolmsl 2 of a 80 modiedform-of'oouch. bed embodying thisinvention. Fig; Tis-a detailed enlargement of the partof the couchbedshownin Eig. lwhere the two bedsections come-togetherv and with the movablebed `section in` raised position tolform the backfof the couch. Referring to the )drawings-ina moreparticular descriptionandiirstfto the form of couchbedas shown in Figs. 1f.to5,itwi1l'be seen thahthe couch bed here illustratedy comprises a: relatively xed t() bedL section l0', a relativelyy movable bodl section I-l and preferably'a separate seat cushlonl! usually. of: the ,inner` spring construction.

The iixed bed'seetion: lslbconsistszof a suitable springv unit It preferably formed ofi the desired q number of coiledsprings assembled inproper rform upona suitablelower metal frame I5 with saidibody. of; springsommonlyrhaving atop borderwire IB. The-'opposite ends of the spring unit I3- and its-usualmetal supporting frameV Ii 50 arer suitably supported in'raised position by. being attached; to any properv form' or; conchv ends IIh Onesuchcouch end isaatleachend ofthe couch bedxand essentially consistsfof; a frontlegy |81 and a baclrleg` I9: andordinarily-havioxza top arm 5;

2li and one or more intervening cross-members 2| towards the top and usually a bottom crossmember 22 near the bottom of the legs. The details of the formation of the spring unit and of the mounting of the spring unit upon the couch ends may be of any conventional form not essential to this invention and so need no further detailed description thereof, except to say that the back or right hand side (as shown in the drawings) of the metal frame for the spring unit of this xed bed section will have two upstanding metal corner pieces 23 extending above the rectangular metal frame of the spring unit `and preferably to about the level of the top of the spring unit i3. Upon the `upper part of the back web of each angle iron back frame member 23 there is provided and rigidly secured a rearwardly projecting bracket 24. This is conveniently formed of a short length of angle iron of proper size so that one web thereof 25 may be secured rigidly as by rivets to the back web of the member 23 while the other web 26 of this bracket extends directly rearwardly from the fixed bed section and this web 26 preferably is substantially in line with the forwardly projecting web of the corner member 23 so that the space between the inner faces 2l of the two brackets 2S will be nearly or substantially as great as the length of the spring unit I3 of the xed bed section.

Each bracket 24 is provided on its rearwardly extending web `26 with two strong rigid pins extending from the said web of the bracket towards the other end of the couch bed. The lower pin 28 is on the lower `part of the bracket 26 and is placed about midway of the width of said bracket and is the short pin. The other or upper pin 29 is longer than the pin 28 and is located upon the upper part of the said web 26 of the bracket and is appreciably nearer the back'edge of the bracket or on a line farther from the other web 25 of the bracket than is the short pin 28.

The movable bed section Il comprises a foursided preferably rectangular metal frame conveniently formed of angle iron and with front and back side members 30 and 3l respectively and two end cross pieces 32. Upon this frame is placed and securely attached any desired form of spring unit 33 preferably composed in the form of my couch bed shown inFigs. 1 to 5 of a plurality of coiled springs 34 and a border wire 35 extending about the spring unit at its surface away from said frame or at what is the top of said spring unit when this movable section is in bed-forming or horizontal position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Spaced slightly back from each end of the movable bed section there is provided a pair of supporting legs 36, the upper ends of which are pivotally attached to the frame as by being so pivotally attached to the downwardly extending web of the front and back side members 30 and 3l. Preferably the legs of each pair are connected by a cross bar 31. Each pair of legs is adapted to be folded up closely beneath the frame so as to be practically out of sight when the movable section is placed to be the back of the couch as shown in Fig. l.` When this movable section is to be let down the two pairs of legs will be separately swung down to supporting position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Conveniently the legs will be swung downwardly a little past vertical position and then will engage a suitable stop of well-known construction so that there will be no practical possibility of the legs folding accidentally up after they have once been lowered and so moving past center and the weight of the section placed thereon. It will be understood further that the pivotal connection between the pairs of legs and the frame will be tight enough to hold the legs in folding position when they have been moved to that position.

The two brackets 24 upon the fixed bed section and rigidly located at the opposite ends of the back side of the said fixed bed section form an open-topped socket or pocket adapted to receive suitable rigidly mounted projections upon the movable bed section. In both forms of my invention `the projection or projecting portion to fit said open-topped socket or pocket consists of the forward portion of the frame of the movable section and particularly consists of the front side member 30 and the adjacent portions of the two end cross members 32. The detailed construction and the co-operation of these parts is most clearly shown upon the enlarged scale Figures 4 and 5, but the relation of the parts shown in Figures 4 and 5 to the whole bed sections is plainly shown in Figs. l to 3 which show transverse sections through both complete bed sections. The forward end of the vertical web 38 of the end members 32 of the movable bed section is cut away on its lower portion and preferably on` a slanting line, producing a slanting lower edge 39 extending from the front end of said web for the proper distance and producing a shoulder 43 extending out to the free edge of this `web 38 as will be most plainly seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

Preferably as indicated in Figs. l and 5 the end of the angle iron front side piece 3U of the movable bed section is attached to the opposite angle iron ends 32 within the angle of the latter mem-- ber. The web 4l of the front angle iron piece of the movable bed section, which web extends rearwardly when this movable section is in upright position as seen in Fig. 4 is out away at each end from the free edge of the said web inwardly towards the other web 42 forming an end face 43. This end face is spaced inwardly far enough from the original end of the angle iron part 30 to allow the said end faces 43 to safely pass down within the oppositely placed ends of the short pins 28 when the movable bed section is raised to nearly upright position and its forward end dropped into the open-topped sockets or pockets formed by the two brackets 24. In any event the end of the web t 4I will be so proportioned in the whole structure that the ends 43 will be spaced far enough from the rearwardly facing webs 25 of the two brackets to allow the ends 43 of the web 4l to pass downwardly without striking the short lower pins 28. In the constructions shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5 the front angle iron side piece 30 is shown as extending well in to theangle of the end pieces 32 and therefore the notch by which the end faces 43 are formed has to be only slightly greater than the total length of the short pin less the extent of the space between the end of theangle iron 30 and the thickness of the web 33 of the end members. When the movable bed section is in any intermediate position such as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 the slanting lower edge 39 of the end member 32 at each end will be conveniently riding or slidingalong the upper and forward side of the long upper pins 29. This enables the fixed bed section to take a considerable part of the Weight of the movable bed section when a person is moving the movable section towards couchback position or away from that position. During such sliding position especially when the movlable bed section is being moved to position to p vform theback ort: the oonnh'ithm ememeofmt end of the endmember'32mteitsmowfilowemenci will also slide morewon lessealunmthaarearwardl faceof the web 25K-of iliefioraeieoti2l.y At thend' ofthis movement theidownward-movement oitlw movable bed section will be arrestedand 'saidimow able unit permanently .hetdfrom furtherfdown ward movement by the shouldersrlwat the enadxif said-slantingface ,38 engaging the uppersideioii the long pins 29`=near`the bracketslt .histflheii fore coming'to thisposition the notchadr portion; of the front side members 30 v'widthsresultin :the two inwardly. cut faces will movezpast the ends of the short pinslvso that ltheiiower pnrtiona of the slanting edsenow'rearwaxidlyafacingawili be forward of: the shortzlower tninstek It. ver' thus be seenthatthere arel two points of contact; upon the now rearwardly-facing siantinged'geri upon the movable Ybed section I tmf-engage itwo eco-- operating .forwardly facing pointer; ofcontaot; namely the lower pin 23 and thevupperzpin 28;

y at each` end ofr the couch leed.A In .ardente make av three-point contact and.v especlwllyeto hold they movable bed sectionin back-forming* positonr with the proper-slight backwardinelination ofthe; back of the' couch as saidback extendswupwardiy there is provided upon the nowfyforward side-of the other web 44 lof thefend pieces.. 32-a-short forwardly extending lug or boss 4i which projects forward from the now vforward 1face-l ofthe web M against the rearward; face) of the, webnf-"the socket-forming brackets 24. It will benoticedlat .thistimethat the arrangement and-.corpilblrtioib 'ofi the partsis such that the engagingrnarts of the movable bed section which enterar ooi-.operate downward movement oi'ihemovable'bed sectionv beforeit comes totight' weigiiig action is te prefvent the weight `oi'ftlie movable bed section fc'irn driving itsUtightly into the appinl'SWdg-' shaped pocket thatiit could"`not'berenioved' ffeelg by simply enoughpowertoraise the weightnofti movablel bed section. from' said pocket. Fm the" position 0f parts Shbwh iff' 1' arid'li movablei bedl section may be shifted" to bdf formingfposition as shown" ix1``I"Ig. 2"by"simply. raising the bedsection upwardiyj sb-tt1a`t"' theF slanting edge 39 becomes disengageiiffroni the lower pin 2'8 andthen` desmoreoroiessclosely along the long upper 29;' theupperyorrea'r-'l ward side ofthe movablebed section beingjs'wung kdownwardly during this 'upward movement *and* even when the further 'or rearfside of the nmovable* bed sectionl is being-stiflingdownwardlvftofnoti' zontal positionltlie complete disengagement Mathe two bed sections will be` convei'iientlqg'rprevisioni@V bythe outer end on the longunp'r pihsfiwengag o ing the now downwardly projecting web-Mimi front siole member 30 of the movablezbedi section, as` most clearlyappe'ars in thedottedvlin'e'psitionl of this'frame as shown in Fig; 1 andrby the View' thereof in Fig. 2. In practiceit lfwiii hovur'iderwr` stood that the folding legswrill-be unfoldedcwhite the movablel bedfaseetion is *stili in: backhfomiih nosition.. ltwiillx'oeobviouxs'-.ifroixrftime` descrip of. .the operation,A ofrtheegs thatfthisunfoiding anddroppinof thelegs can be readily performed whexrav persoxrrhasleasyaccess to the Vrear side ofthe movable section and-that the-ieg`swi1lstayin lpnoiectngr--or down-hanging' positionne the mov'- ablefsection is :beingglowered Inthe first forni ofmy invention and as shown in' 1 f-to the inner Aspringseai, cushion `I 211s purposelymsdelstightly narrower thanl the springunit I3`and thmovablebedsectionfis so proportionedy towthe fr partsof the iixedl fbed section' and said inner springcushion' Ilfthatftliespring funit 33 will project-appreciably forward from the-up raised frame of the movable unit I I so as to-'m'eet the rear edger ofthe narrower 'cushion I2 and projectmorefor-lessfovet the springfunit I3fwhich 1ST-permanently.; secured' Lto the -fixedi bedJ .section The purposeofi'this arrangement isrfto'enable the backfvof lthe couch tobe 'spacedk only the proper distance back@ from the front` edge of Kthe spring unitl l3f-and the.l seat cushion I2.- In this. way. theback-:of the' couch is properly located..relative toethey tronto! thecouch so that the ordinaryi personsittingtupon thefcouchzmay have his baele oomfortablysupportedbythe back-of the couch. l

It be` seen` that thez spring unit supporting the frame fofv the movable-bed section is. appreciablymider than;` thel spring unit of'said section and vthis.excess/width of the frame as appears best inFigs.2 and provides the knecessary length' ofv projectionnupon thesaid movable sectionftoproieiiz downqinto the open-topped brackets formed by vthe two brackets '2.4. This excess widthr` of the-frame-pf the movable section is covered up: i

of the xed section. This inequality in thertop faces off-@1168 W0 Darts is vcounter-balanced by thethickness of the separate or movable seat' cushion f I 2 l'as .plainly seen invFig. 2.

IfQit* is desired to n make this article `of furnis ture function as twinv bedsall'that is necessary to do rafterftle movable section has been lowered tohoriontalibedJorming position as shown inI Fig. 2 is totei'nporarilyraise the forwardffcorners ofthe movablbedsections until 'the now downh'anging web' Voffthe frontside member 30 of the" frame." of said movable section clears the longupperpinfs" 2 9"'of"thebr`ackets.` If one per# son'liastomakeithis disconnectionhe can rea-d1 ily raise'on'e lci'nerupi'untilj that corner is' disconnected fronrthepinn and then" shove that end of th''movale section' a short distance reare that* When/"hedrops that cornet" it wmfbe ci'eai-fof the bracket and* especiaily of the'` pin-'22? tlienfgoing to the other endof' the couchbed-"tire same operation is repeated; Ob# viously then the movable bed section-cantineI moved teeny? convenient place* asz` it vlis a complete? soctibi'tlwith itspwrrr spring; unit in proper/ positionlassliowvn'y inf Fig. 3b Tore# assemble thv sectlonvfrom'ltwinbe'dfpositlon the t'wo'. sectionsf arefbrought "fasifclosely as?.v pessime 'together anithemeithor septiratelylorltogethet the two forward corners of the movable' bed section are raised over 'the top pins 29, bringing the parts to the position shown in Fig. 2. Then at this point care will be taken to see that the separate seat cushion l2 isinseat position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Thenthe rearA side of the movable section will be raised and the slanting edge 39 of the end members 32 will slide along the upper pins 29 with the forward and now downward edge of the end members beginning to slide along theV rear face of the web 25 of the brackets 24. Further swinging of the rear side of the movable section will bring the parts to the relative position shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 1.

In the modified form of couch bed shown in vertical transverse sectional views in Figs. 6 and 7, the fixed bed section 46 comprises a suitable rigid rectangular metal frame 4l supported by couch ends 48 and carrying a spring unit 49. At the back corners of thefixed bedsection there are provided the socket-forming brackets 59 conveniently formed of angle iron as already described with regard to similar brackets in the first described construction. Upon each brackets rearward web 5l there is provided a pin 52 similarly constructed and shaped as is the upper long pin 29 of the first described construction. On the other or forward web 53 of the bracket and facing rearwardly therefrom and well down towards the lower portion of the bracket and so Well below the pin 52 just referred to, there is a rearwardly facing boss 56. "Closely abovethe brackets 5U there extends along the rear side of the frame 4l and about at the lower part of the spring unit 149e tacking strip 54 conveniently used for tacking thereto the covering 55`w`hich extends over the spring unit 49. This tacking strip projects slightly to the rear of the spring unit and its rear side covered as it is v.with the covering 55 forms one point of contact in each socket at the said two rear corners of the fixed bed section. The rear point of contact is the relatively long pin 52 upon the rearwardly extending web 5l of the bracket 50; The third point of contact is the rearward face of the boss 56 upon the front or'flat web 53 of the bracket.

Into each socket so formed with its two rearwardly facing points of contact and its oneforwardly facing point of contact, namely thepin 62, there is placed the forward edge of the movable bed section 5l when said section is raised to practically upright position to form the back `of the couch as suggested in Fig. 7. The movable bed section consists of a rectangular frame forward of ends 58 conveniently angle-iron pieces and a front side 59 and a rear side 6|),` said sides also conveniently being formed of angle iron. On this rectangular frame is mounted a spring unit 6l which in this cas-e is made as light and thin as practicable as by using link fabric with its opposite sides and edges resiliently connected to the opposite sides and oppo-v site ends of the frame of said movable section as by helical springsI in a manner well known in the art and not needing to be described here in detail. i y

By using this thin spring unit as of link fabric the movable bed section is rendered very much lighter than is the case with the movable section illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 of this application, where the relatively thick and much heavier bed unit was used. The advantage `of this thinner and lighter unit is that it enables the movable section to be more readily raised out of the open-topped sockets provided at the rear corners of the fixed bed section. The lightness of the movable bed section also renders it easier to swing it rearwardly as it is going clown and to raise it from horizontal position, such as that shown in Fig. 6 up to and finally down into back-forming bed position as shown in Fig. 7. With the form of couch bed shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and with its consequent thinner bed section upon the metal frame of the movable section, the spring unit 49 of the fixed bed section can be carried all of the way back to the rear edge of the fixed bed section since there no longer has to be alclearance at this rear side into which a thick spring unit upon the movable bed section has to project. In this form of the invention the spring unit 49 upon the xed bed section is located relatively high as the upper surface of said spring unit is to form the bed surface for this so-called fixed bed section. By comparing Figs. 6 and 7 relative to the other construction it will be seen that the present construction has its metallic frame 4l for supporting said spring unit at a much higher level than is the case in Figs. l to 5; in fact the frame 4l of the fixed unit is about on a level with the frame of the movable bed section which carries only the thin spring unit 6l of link fabric. With this couch bed the extra seat cushion or mattress 62 is for convenience of illustration shown as being fiat upon the top of the spring unit 49. This is its position only temporarily since when this article of furniture is being used as a couch this extra cushion or mattress 62 will be set in nearly vertical or upright `position at the rear of the couch and leaning against and supported by the then upraised movable bed section. This position of this cushion is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. When the movable bed section has been let down to form a bed as shown in Fig. 6 the seat cushion 62 will be slid rearwardly to rest flat upon the top of the movable bed section and its upper surface will then be on a level with the upper surface of the spring unit 49 of the fixed bed section. It will be seen furthermore that in this form of the invention the spring unit 49 of the xed bed section can be of the full width of the said fixed bed section and the seat cushion 62 is of the full width of the movable bed section so that when this article of furniture is put into position for a bed its two thick spring units, namely the unit 49 on the xed bed section `and the seat cushion 62 on the movable bed section cover the full width of the two frames of the structures.

. The variation in the mechanical form of the two sockets in this form of bed couch really consists in utilizing the Apresence of the tacking strip 54 which is above the bracket 5i! to pro-- vide one of the said contacts in each socket. This contact faces rearwardly as does the rear face of the boss 56 while the pins 52 close to the top of the rearwardly extending web 59 of the bracket 50 provide the forwardly-facing contact upon the fixed bed section.

The end angle iron pieces 58 are cut away at their forward ends as already described in detail with the other form of the invention, forming in` this construction the slanting forward portions 63 on the vertical web of the end pieces and providing (as seen in Fig. 7) a rearwardly-facing mitaines.'

edge-14am! :a shoulder5 back or trontextremity ofthesd' endpieoui. f J l.the movable bed sectionir tothel moved u from its extended'bedforming pooitionpshown 5 in lll'ig. 6 its rear orfouter side will ybe raised" with the yedge of the slantingportienf $3 rst swinging-upon the pin I2 and laiterfas thesection gets nearer to upright 'position the new rearwardly facing edge 64 of said slanting por- 10 tion n will slide down-v at each 'end upon the respective pins 52 'upon-the brackets Mi v@At the'desired end oi' travel downwardly o! this movable bed section the shoulder-6l' at the-now upper end o! theedge M willfcorneint'cil engage- 15' ment with the upper-side of the-pint! and stop' further downward movementyand vpe'rmax'lently and securely hold the movable bed "sectionfin uprightpositiontoform the back'o'the couch. It will be understood that the parts-are so pro-tl zoportioned that the'p'in l2 `will thus arrestthe downward travel of the movable bedsectiorrbe fore the movable bed'section has come into Vreal wedging engagement with its three points of con* tact. The now lower end of each front corner' 2li ofthe movablefbed section will engage the iorward tacco! the boss -lupon the fixed bedy section and'the side of the pin'52 will stlllbe engaging the upper portion ofthelrearyworldly-facing edge-'6I oi' the `end ypieces 58 and 80' the 'contact between the zone 86k on the mov,-

f able bed section opposite the tackin'g strip 54 `will be close enough to said tacking strip to pre1-gmt any noticeable loose motion between the.

It will be understood of course thatjbeiore. 'the Jmovable bed section is thus raised to "form ,the back the` seat cushion t? will have been moved over from bed-forming position upon' the *movable bed section to temporarily be rested, it most convenient, lupon the nxed bedsectionas` shownk in Fizr/ dwflhen when the movable section has been raised to the upright ,position as shown in Fig. 'l the `said seat cushionwill .be

raised tf1-substantially uprightposnioii.l but sianor ving rearwardly just enough against vtlie'upraiseri movable rsection tov hold the seat cushion, which is now the; body-'engaging portionoi'the back of the couch, inv position to suppol'tthe body comfortably. n f l lAssuming that the article of furniture ,is .to be moved fromcouch-forming positionas shown in Fig. 7, to bed-forming position as shown in Fig. 6, the seat cushion Awill'be yconveniently swung forward to lie iiat on theltop of the n iixed bed section. Then the movable viakedvsection will be raised two or threeinches "moreor less until'theiront side. 5910i the movablebed; section engagesthe pins 52 at either end of the couch. On4 account, o1v the lihtnessof thisliorm woman. the upper edge of gthelmovable section will be swimgfrearwardly with the i'rontv side of this section eniagingy the pinsl`52 and swinging-thereahouts until the `movable section. comes substantialb to `horizontal positionn Before vthe movable bed section will `ille v,thus let down -it will be-understoodthat the two pairs of legs S'Iwhich will be pivotaliyfor extendibly mounted upon the metal framework ol thisz'section will be letdown and setin supporting position so that as soon as the section has arrived .at horizontal position ythe legs B1 will :support u. thesame in ArWlien ,the-

vback of the couch, the roppos'lte'i'ront corners zrpositioned immediately'to the rearoi 'the xed the edge that is Aat the rear when the movableA of movable bed section this movement, it will beseen, vcan be easily yaccomplished -by any tor hold the movable v4section in'uprlghtcouchparte oomeitothispositionthey will Vbe normally e retained in double-bed position ask shown inFig.

6 'by 4the engagement of the irontsidegls of thc'movablef'sectionwiththe pins 52 upon the j xedssection. I! it is'de'sired however to shift l5y the-sections to form therewith twin beds sepa.- l

much as desired this result may be i accomplished by temporarily raising the lfor- ,g ward corners of the movable bed section' until the downwardly extending ange upon'the front 10 sideil clears theplns 52;-thenyby mo'vingthemovable section rearwardly or thenxed section forwardly the two sections will bel entirely r-What I claim vas new and desire to secure by'Letters'Patent is: 'i

v `l. In 4a couch bed thecombination of *a relativelyvxed bed section adapted to form the seat of-a couch and having atits rear side its corners two oppositely positioned rearwardly-v extendngbrackets having a pin projecting from each oneof the'two brackets towards the other bracket and forming with rthe brackets and the adjacent rear portion 'of the xed bed section lcltidirlgend `rails andr'front andy rear side rails and a bedsurface carried bysaid framel and' adapted when -in upright position yno form. the 3 of the frame of the movable section being shaped sockets with the iront of saidmovable section bed section,v and ,top hold the movablesection in upright couch-backy position, each of` said end rails I,being cut away at the forward end along leach one of the two brackets'towards the otherv i bracket" and forming `with the brackets and the adjacent rear portion of the iixed bed section two'sockets, open at their top and openat their ends'that face each other and a movable vbed section 'havinga rigid rectangular frame includingl end and front and rear side rails and a bedlsurf'ace carried by said frame `andadapted when A in upright .position to form the back of the couch, the opposite liront corners of the `frame of the movable section being shaped to removably nt down into said'two open-topped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediatelyf'to the rear of the fixed bed section,v and back position, eachjof said end rails being `cut away'at the forward end along the edge that is at'thefrear when the movable section' is raised.l the upper end of said cut forming a downwardly-facing shoulder when the section is raised which shoulder engages the pin on the 4bracket to stop downward movement of the movable sec- `f y ooo-whenfit'has come to desired upnght position, saidpins engaging with a loose pivotalactiene portion of thevvfront rail of lthe movable 7i section when it is raised andswung to bed-tl forming position. fr'

3. In a couch bed the combination ofia 4rel` atively iixed bed section adapted to form theseat ofa couch and having at its rear side near its` corners two oppositely positioned rearwardly ex-` tending brackets, each having a lug extending from a part of the bracket and forming with the bracket and the adjacent rear portion of the fixed bed section a socket, said two sockets being open at their top and open at their ends that face each other, and a movable bed section having a rigid rectangular frame including a4 front rail having' near each end a projection extending downwardly from the front of the rail when the movable bed section is in horizontalposition and a bed surface carried by said frame and adapted when in upright position to form the back of the couch, the opposite front corners of the frame of the movablesection being shaped to removably fit down into said two open-topped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediately to the rear of the iixed bed section, and to hold the movable section in upright couch-back position, said movable section having foldable legs and being movable from couch-back position to bed-forming position by temporarily raising the movable section until the said projections on the front rail will engage and can loosely pivot about the lugs on the said brackets, which pivoting connection holds the two sections in double bed position. l Y

4. In a couch bed the combination of a relatively iixed bed section adapted to form the seat of a couch and having yat its rear side near its corners two oppositely positioned rearwardly extending brackets, each having a lug extending from a part of the bracket and forming with the bracket and the adjacent rear portion of the xed bed section a socket, said two sockets being open at their top and open at their ends that face each other. and a movable bed section having a rigid rectangular frame including a front rail having near each end an angle iron formation having one web thereof extend downwardly'from the front of the other web when the movable bed section is in horizontal position and `a bedV surface carried by said frame and adapted when in upright position to form the back of the couch, the opposite front corners of the frame of the `movable section being shaped to removably iit down into said two open-topped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediatelyto the rear of the iixed bed section, and

to hold the movable section in upright couchback position, said movable section having foldable legs and being movable from couch-back position to bed-forming position by temporarily raising the movable section until said angle iron formations on said front rail will engage and can loosely pivot about the lugs on said brackets, which pivoting connection holds the two sections in double bed position.

5. In a couch bed the combination of. a relatively iixed bed section adapted to form the seat, of a couch and having at its rear side near its corners two oppositely positioned rearwardly extending brackets, each having a lug extending from a part of the bracket and forming with the bracket and the adjacent rear portion of the iixed4 bed section a socket, said two sockets being open at their top and open at their ends that face` each other, and a movable bed section having a rigid rectangular frame including a front rail having near each end a projection extending downwardlyfrom the front of the rail when the movable bedsectionis in horizontal position and a bed surface carried by said frame and adapted when in upright position to form the back of the couch, the opposite front corners of the frame of the movable section being shaped to removably t down into said two open-topped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediately to the rear of the iixed bed section, and to hold the movable section in upright couchback position, said movable section having foldable legs and being movable from couch-back position to bed-forming position by temporarily raising the movable section until the said projections on the front rail will engage and can loosely pivot about the lugs on the said brackets, which pivoting connection holds the two sectionsin double bed position, complete separation of said two sections being then allowable by temporarily raising the front of the `movable section to disengage from said lugs on the brackets the open-bottomed hooks formed by the said downwardly extending projections on said front rail.

6. yIn a couch bed the combination of a relativelyxed bed section adapted to form the seat of acouch and having at its rear side near its corners two oppositely positioned rearwardly extendingbrackets, each having a lug extending from a partfof the bracket and forming with the bracket and the adjacent rear portion of the fixed bed section a socket, said two sockets being open at their top and open at their ends that face each other, and a movable bed section having a rigid rectangular frame including two end rails and front and rear side rails, said front rail having near each end a projection extending downwardly from the front of the rail when the movable bed section -is in horizontal position and a bed surface carried by said frame and adapted4 whenl in upright position to form the back of the couch, the opposite front corners ofthe frame of the movable section being shaped to'removably nt down into said two open-topped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediately to the `rear of the xed bed sectiongand to hold the movable section in upright couch-back position, said movable section having foldable legs and being movable from couch-back position to bed-forming position by temporarily raising the movablel section until the said projectionsv on the front rail will engage and can loosely pivot about the lugs on the said brackets, which pivoting connection holds the two sections `in double bed position, each of said end rails of the movable bed section being out away at the forward end along the edge -that is at the rear when the movable section is raised, the upper ends of said cuts forming downwardlyfacing shoulders when the section is raised which shoulders engage said lugs on said brackets and stop downward movement of the movable section whenv it has come to desired upright position.

'7. In a couch bed the combination of a relativelyiixed bed section adapted to form the seat of a couch and having at its rear side near its `corners two" oppositely positioned rearwardly extending brackets, each having a lug extending from a part of the bracket and forming with the bracket and the adjacent rear portion of the fixed bed section a socket, said two sockets being open at their top and open at their ends vthat face each other, and a movable bed section having a'rigid rectangular frame including two end railsand iront and rear side rails, said front rail having near each end a projection extendingdownwardly from the front of the rail when the movable bed section is in horizontal position and a bed surface carried by said frame and adapted when in upright position to form the back of the couch, the opposite front corners of the frame of the movable section being shaped to removably fit down into said two opentopped sockets with the front of said movable section positioned immediately to the reax` of the fixed bed section, and to hold the movable section in upright couch-back position, said movable section having foldable legs and being movable from couch-back position to bed-forming position by temporarily raising the movable section until the said projections on the front rail will engage and can loosely pivot about the lugs on the said brackets, which pivoting connection holds the two sections in double bed position, complete separation of said two sections being then allowable by temporarily raising the front of the movable section to disengage from said lugs on the brackets the open-bottomed hooks formed by the said downwardly extending projections on said front rail, each of said end rails of the movable bed section being cut away at the forward end along the edge that is at the rear when the movable section is raised, the upper ends of said cuts forming downwardlyfacing shoulders when the section is raised which shoulders engage said lugs on said brackets and stop downward movement of the movable section when it has come to desired upright position.

TOWNSEND FOSTER. 

